A rare EP for the film L'Homme Presse – music that has this open, floating sort of vibe – light strings, and isolated piano lines – almost at a level that's like some of our favorite French composers from the early 70s. There's some lightly classical touches, but the sound is ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Soulful Mongo – 2 60s soul tracks, redone with a sweet Latin finish! "Son Of A Preacher Man" grooves nice and slow – a very nice sax solo snaking around the rhythms! "Cloud Nine" kicks off a lot faster – heavy heavy percussion, really riffing along with the ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A Northern Soul classic from Dee Dee Sharp – a tune that begins with this fantastic fast piano over the groove, already totally wonderful at the start – then Dee Dee's raw vocals come in to blow the whole thing away! "The Bottle Or Me" is a great message-oriented cut – ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Two sublime numbers from Detroit! "Got To Move" is an excellent funky vocal track – written by A Tilmon of the Detroit Emeralds, with a choppy chunky rhythm that's like the group's best funky numbers, and some wah wah and vocals that really make the track a catchy one! "Admit ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Sublime production from Clayton Ivey makes both of these tracks completely wonderful! "Something New To Do" has a bubbling groove that's upbeat and soaring – as Bobby's rough-edged vocals get a great blend with tight fuller arrangements by George Tipton! "I May Not Be" ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Heavy soul from this hip Chicago singer! "You're A Devil" begins with some nice fuzzy guitar – then hard steps into a righteous groove with Pauline and backup singers mixing the sweet with the fierce! "Won't You Come Back Home" is a sweeter tune – a great Chicago ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
"Theme To Cleopatra Jones" is Simon's vocal version of JJ Johnson's great blacksploitation theme – a slow grooving number with a bit of a funky finish, deep and rumbling, perfect for Joe's vocal style! 7-inch, Vinyl record
This bishop's no gold-cloaked, scepter-wielding, church figure – as the single's this mad bit of trippy soul – with the Smith singing in a style that's almost like Screaming Jay Hawkins – over slow-tripping funk that's very heavy on Hammond organ, and some nicely spaced-out guitar! ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Two amazing tracks from underground Chicago jazz legend Paris Smith – back to back on a limited 45! "Thought Seeds" is this amazing blend of vibes, alto sax, and haunting female vocals – a very righteous tune, and one with a spirit that's unlike anything else we can think of ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Mellow mid 80s soul from Chicago – a sweet slow stepper with a slightly jazzy polish, and a sound that's plenty nice overall – much more so than you'd expect from a tiny label! Vocals are female, and the tune's almost got a Phyllis Hyman sort of approach – slinkily seductive ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
"Reesis" is a sweet bit of instrumental electro funk from Solar Shield – almost a small combo version of an 80s track by Zapp – but retooled for a funky 45 sort of sound! Keyboards are great – and really take off on "Beeturia" – a tune with an equally ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
"Funky Jive" is one of the most amazing lost funky 45's of all time! Very slow hard groove, chugging along with a piano that keeps clanking over and over again – all off-key, but very edgey sounding. Sounds like a bunch of guys trying to move a piano up a staircase, but stopping ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Rare raw funky soul from early 70s Texas! The Soul Explosives take a loose, swaggery approach to the period funk that's pretty great – with a looseness that really feels like a Lone Star State funk pedigree, but also indicative of the group's youth – as there were just high school ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A thunderous funky instrumental – moving at half speed with a dark sinister sound, and kind of a wall of sound piano/guitar groove that's cut through with some very slick tenor work! Tasty stuff, with a stoned LA 60s funk sound to it! 7-inch, Vinyl record
A moodier record than usual from Soul Sugar – still funky, but in a dark and slow-stepping style – one that feels nice and spooky, too, thanks to some good use of echo around the rhythms – all of which sets this perfect backdrop for the equally moody lyrics from Courtney John ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A nice groovy one from Richard Evans' Soulful Strings outifit! "The Stepper" has that tight short jazzy stepping groove that's still quite big in Chicago, with tightly plucked strings keeping the beat along with Richard's soulful bass! 7-inch, Vinyl record
2 nice cuts from the early days of disco! "We're On the Right Track" does a wonderful job of mixing east coast harmony with more uptempo grooves – in a manner that many groups tried, but hardly as successfully as this one! It's a real winner, and probably the group's best cut! ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A great modern soul tune from Johnny Stark – a singer who started out in a funkier mode in the early part of the 70s, but who emerges here with a wonderfully sophisticated sound overall! The tune's got the gentle groove and warm glow of our favorite work from Leroy Hutson, circa 1975 – ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Maybe the coolest cut we've ever heard from Dexter Story – and not just because Kamasai Washington plays some guest tenor sax! The whole groove is great – a reworking of an older Ethiopian track, but with a richer jazz funk feel – produced by Story with Carlos Nino, who also ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
There's a nice echo and a sweet groove to "Let Her Go" – a vibe that really lives up to the "popcorn" sound promised in the label – especially when this cool snapping bongo line comes in alongside Gene's vocals! Hal Waters sends it nicely on the flipside – a ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Great work from one of Motown's first big male soul singers! "Let's Rock" is a romping number – almost R&B, and with a rough-edged production tip that definitely keeps its edge – and "Do The Very Best You Can" is a great blue soul number – slow-moving, ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
(Beautiful reissue pressing – in a tricycle logo paper sleeve just like the early Tamla pressing!)
Classic soul club track, with a hard groove that has a Little Beaver guitar feel to it, and Sugar Billy's deep vocals over the top, asking the musical question in the title. Very groovy, and the album's a tough one to find! 7-inch, Vinyl record
The first single in Rhino's Meet Your Maker series – pairing classic hip hop tracks with an iconic song from which it pulled a core funky sample! They couldn't have picked a finer example for the series debut, featuring Sugarhill Gang's most legendary number "Rapper's Delight" with ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A sweet bit of harmony soul – recorded by obscure labelmates of Skip Mahoney & The Casuals! "Let Me Love You" has a great falsetto lead – and an overall feel that's all warm and mellow – very much like some of the best New Jersey group soul on All Platinum! "It ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A pair of boundary busting tunes steeped in tropical rhythms – one a rare Brazilian samba psych groover from 1976 – the other an Afro Latin and hip hop inspired jam from 2016! "Grilos Da Vida" by Sao Paulo's Banda Jardes is the vintage cut, kicking off with sweet organ and a ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Swedish Azz (Gustafsson, Nordeson, Holmlander) —
Azz Appeal ... LP Not Two (Poland), 2011. Near Mint- ...
$19.99
There's a great romping rhythm to "Las Mal Parle" – almost a cumbia vibe, but a bit different too – as the tune's peppered by some wonderful horns, including this trombonist who really sounds like he's on fire! "Jam Jam" begins with this nicely spacey keyboard line ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A totally cool cut – one of those odd, offbeat funk numbers that uses speeded up vocals – in the same manner as "Funky Worm" or "Granny's Funky Rolls Royce"! This track's got more of an early 80s groove than those – a bouncy, bassy bottom that's totally wicked ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
We can definitely dig it – especially when the grooves are this great! "Can You Dig It" has this long instrumental intro – jazzy, but with complex changes that are quite unique for a funky 45 – which then open up to this masterful male soul vocal – full of ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A killer from Joe – the incredibly catchy "Skinny Legs & All" – recorded live with some great crowd noises, in a format that allows Joe to do a good bit of rapping at the audience during the tune! "Watch The One" is mellower, and bluesier. 7-inch, Vinyl record
(Red & black label pressing in an Atlantic sleeve.)
A track that's a lot more upbeat and groovy than you might expect from its title – sweet 80s keyboards and beats – which really set up an excellent groove for the group's vocals! The harmonies are almost old school, but the style of the groove is sweet electro funk – which really ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Two killers from The Three Sounds – working here with Monk Higgins, who gives the group a whole new sound! "Elegant Soul" is a dreamy number with soulful strings floating around, as Gene Harris tipples the keys in a mode that's like Ahmad Jamal meeting Erroll Garner in the middle ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Two rare tracks from the legendary Detroit studios of Dave Hamilton – both of them great! OC Tolbert burns nice and deep on his vocals for "State Of Mind" – a tune that's got a badass, slow-stepping funk approach – with some nice vibes to accentuate the groove! The ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A disco classic that you'll recognize immediately! Saturday Night Fever did a lot towards helping push "Disco Inferno" over the top – but honestly, even without that help, the tune would have taken over most of the 70s on its own – burning in a string-heavy Philly groove that ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Nice couple of cuts by Spanish reggae, funk, soul and classic sci fi and horror soundtrack inspired combo The Transilvanians! The group's got surefire talent in laying down steady, soulful rhythms, which comes in especially handy on their cover of Laurel Aitken's "Boogie In My Bones", ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
The porn star who became a chart act – and thanks to some very skillful help from Gregg Diamond, who wrote, produced, and arranged the cut! 7-inch, Vinyl record
Sweet Caribbean soul from Jeffrey Turpin – an artist with roots in Trinidad, but who also had some great experience on the US scene at the start of the 70s! "Rumors" is a cut by Turpin's own group – and features great lead vocals from Ida Mae, who works a badass lyric over ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A weird batch of tracks from Twiggy – the ultra-skinny late 60s model who set the tone for countless others to come! Twiggy displays a rare vocal side of her talents here – singing with a cool London female pop style – one that's perhaps a bit more subdued than some of her ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A funky soul "Itch" to "Scratch" by The 238s – featuring members of the Bay Area funk combo The M-Tet and Kansas City's Boogaloo 7 – nice mix of west coast and midwest funk players equally enthralled by classic funk! "Itch" features some sweet yet powerful ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Underground Resurrection —
Reality/Dreams ... 7-inch Athens Of The North (UK), Early 70s. Near Mint- (reissue)...
$8.99
Fast piano, fast drums, and fast guitar all set "Reality" on fire right from the start – giving the righteous funky cut a great groove that never stops at all – while the singers in the group soar on the sound, and serve up the message of the killer cut! "Dreams" is ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A really righteous little track – one that's got a message that's as might as its groove! There's a bassy bottom throughout "Let's Do It Today" – one that gives the tune a dark, moody feel at the start – the really sends things home once it gets funky – packing ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
One of our favorite later tunes by Marcos Valle – a fantastic bit of modern soul that was created with help from Leon Ware – and which also has the same great vibe as some of Ware's best groovers from the start of the 80s, but with a Brazilian twist too! The flipside features Don Beto ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Lost alternate takes from the sessions for Jean Claude Vannier's early 70s baroque instrumental masterpiece L'Enfant Assassin Des Mouche – recorded around the time he worked similar magic on the sessions for Serge Gainsbourg's Histoire De Melody Nelson! "L'Enfant Au Royaume Des ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Two great cuts from the legendary Arthur Verocai! "Sylvia" may well be one of his best-known tracks – a great moody bassline layered with these sublime strings and woodwinds – building with the sort of soundtrack grace that made Verocai the Brazilian answer to some of the ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Gamble & Huff produce the Vibrations in this nice single that, we think, isn't on any LP. "Remember the Rain" is a nice sweet soul ballad, and "Love In Them There Hills" is more of their typical uptempo soul sound. 7-inch, Vinyl record
A funky combo from all the way over in Russia – but one who still set up the kind of hard groove to match the best of the deep funk underground on this side of the planet! "Sneaker Collector" has a fast-riffing groove right from the start – and the guitar really takes off in ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
One of the coolest, grooviest, funkiest takes on "16 Tons" you'll ever heard – done by Noriel Viela with a great quirky vocal, in a style made famous by a recent Heineken commercial! "Take Me Back To Piaui" is one of our favorite funky samba tunes ever – a snapping, ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
These guys may wake and bake, but their music sure doesn't show any signs of it – because the groove here is uptight and funky, and nod the head-nodding sound you might think from the group's name! "Funky Blue Beard" is a romping little instrumental that's halfway between mod soul ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Classic sounds on 45rpm 7 inch singles -- Northern soul, deep soul, funk, breaks, rare groove, sample tracks, modern soul, and jazz!
Mitch Ryder —
Ring Your Bell/
